Improvement in clothes-racks



1 CHARLES H. 'WOLCO-TT. Improvement in Clothes Back.

No. 118,416. 1 Patented Aug. 22,1871.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. WOLOOTT, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-RACKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 118,416, dated August 22, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. WOLCOTI, of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and in the State of N ew. York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Rack; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a clothes-rack, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure l is a front view, and Fig. 2 a plan view of my clothes-rack. Fig. 3 is a side View of one of the bars.

A represents a semicircular shelf, having in the center of the straight side a hollow semi-conical projection, B, which extends upward, and is near the top provided with an aperture, a. This being hung upon a nail, screw, or hook in the wall, the .cone acts as a bracket to support the shelf. In the shelf A is a series of slots, b b, radiating from the center for the purpose of introducing screws d d, which are fastened one in each bar 0, on the under side, at or near the inner end. An opening, 0, is made in the edge of the shelf at the outer end of each slot 1), for the head of the screw d to pass through underneath. The bars G G can thus readily be attached to or detached from the shelf. When they are not in use they are suspended from a wire, f, attached to and underneath the shelf. The shelf A, with the cone B and the various slots and openings, it is designed to cast in one piece.

Having thus fully describedmyinvention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ist l. The combination of the shelf A and cone 13 cast in one piece, and provided with the openings a and c e and slots b b', with the adjustable bars 0 0 having screws or knobs d d, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination with the shelfA and cone B cast in one piece, and with slots and openings for the adjustable bars 0 G, the under hanging Wire f, for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of June, 1871.

CHARLES H. WOLGOTT.

Witnesses:

E. GREEN, Jr., ALEX. M. LOWRY. 

